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Three men are currently in Police grip for illegally preventing Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) officials from disconnecting an illegal power supply.

A fourth suspect and owner of the disconnected meter, Odoi Darko, is currently on the run.

The Eastern Regional General Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Ing. Mrs. Sariel A. Etwire disclosed this on Wednesday.

She said a three-member team from the Asesewa District of the Company Wednesday afternoon went to Otweso near Nkurakan to conduct a monitoring exercise.

Upon reaching the town, they detected that a separate meter with over GHC 800 in debt disconnected alongside a ‘mother meter’ from pole last Thursday had been illegally removed and reconnected with a new service line.

The meter was attached to another one owned by Odoi Darko which he used at his Welding shop which had a debt of over GHC 4000.

The team therefore approached Odoi Darko and demanded he discloses the identity of the contractor who installed the meter but he refused.

The team then decided to disconnect the meter from pole again and as they tried to disconnect the illegal meter, Odoi with assistance from three other people resisted the ECG team from carrying out their official duties.

The Nkurakan Police was called to the scene but the four further prevented the Police and struggled with them in the process.

The Police Officers retreated to the office and called for reinforcement from the Koforidua Central Police station.

A team was brought in to help apprehend the three but Odoi fled the scene.

The suspects are currently in police custody pending investigations for prosecution.

Since the start of the operation 20-20 by the ECG, the Eastern Region revenue mobilization teams have operated in a conducive atmosphere.